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it takes place december 9th to the 15th during computer science education week. >> the idea is to get a one-hour basic introduction to the field that is sort of behind this veil of mystery, this veil that separates the average person from the mark zuckerburg. >> reporter: to help educators introduce the topic to students, code.org has compiled a range of lessons. mark zuckerburg may not draw them in, but angry birds might. >> each level you progress through the game you're learning a little bit more how computer science works. >> reporter: westboro middle school in south san francisco is one of 10,000 schools across the globe planning to participate. >> gets them really to understand how to go about doing certain tasks and understanding the benefits of technology. >> reporter: hour of code is backed by dozens of tech companies and luminaries like twitter co-founder jack dorsey and bill gates. >> i wrote a program that played ticktacktoe. >> reporter: file sharing service dropbox is donating storage for the event. ceo drew howston hopes students get as hooked on coding as he did. >> my
it takes place december 9th to the 15th during computer science education week. >> the idea is to get a one-hour basic introduction to the field that is sort of behind this veil of mystery, this veil that separates the average person from the mark zuckerburg. >> reporter: to help educators introduce the topic to students, code.org has compiled a range of lessons. mark zuckerburg may not draw them in, but angry birds might. >> each level you progress through the game you're...
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down to a science. you're the reason we reformulated one a day women's. a complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. energy support for the things that matter. that's one a day women's. over the age of three have gum disease? so give your dog dentastix® as part of their oral care routine. dentastix® treats have a unique texture that's clinically proven to reduce up to 80% of tartar buildup. smile, it's dentastix® time! >>> checking our stop stories -- the deep freeze gripping half of the country is getting worse today, as snow moves into the south. temperatures in the rockies and dakotas dip into sub zero territory. >>> a widespread hack of facebook, twitter and gmail accounts may still be happening. >>> and workers in 100 u.s. cities are staging another day of protest today. they're demanding a $15 an hour minimum wage and the right to unionize. >>> aside from the cold, rain and snow in new mexico and arizona. a band of snow from oklahoma to ohio. heavy rain from texas to tennessee. wet in virginia. freezin
down to a science. you're the reason we reformulated one a day women's. a complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. energy support for the things that matter. that's one a day women's. over the age of three have gum disease? so give your dog dentastix® as part of their oral care routine. dentastix® treats have a unique texture that's clinically proven to reduce up to 80% of tartar buildup. smile, it's dentastix® time! >>> checking our...
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. >> our middle school is focused on math and science. when you look where those students are performing, coming in, they are now closing the gap on their white counterparts in terms of testing. we're very, very proud of what that school is doing, because everyone who hears about our middle school thinks that the kids have to be academically gifted. that's not the case. we take kids -- some of the kids are actually a grade or two behind in their reading and math when they enter. they're all leaving at a very, very accomplished level. >> you've been interim president, dr. frederick, for two months. do you want to keep the job? >> i'll be humbled and honored if i am called to do anything for howard university, i have to say. as the process unfolds, i'll certainly consult, as i always do, with my wife and family. we'll make a collective decision. i have very opinionated kids, 9 and 7. they're very clear about what they want me to do. >> future howard students, no doubt. >> yes. >> dr. wayne a.i. frederick, thank you. >> thank you for having
. >> our middle school is focused on math and science. when you look where those students are performing, coming in, they are now closing the gap on their white counterparts in terms of testing. we're very, very proud of what that school is doing, because everyone who hears about our middle school thinks that the kids have to be academically gifted. that's not the case. we take kids -- some of the kids are actually a grade or two behind in their reading and math when they enter. they're...
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this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and youth players. let's take a look. . >>> homecoming in the heartland. this is cornhusker county. nebraska university, the epicentre of college football. >> first big win. >> along with the traditi
this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to...
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down to a science. you're the reason we reformulated one a day women's. a complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. energy support for the things that matter. that's one a day women's. over the age of three have gum disease? so give your dog dentastix® as part of their oral care routine. dentastix® treats have a unique texture that's clinically proven to reduce up to 80% of tartar buildup. smile, it's dentastix® time! ♪ minds can achieve anything. we make sure they get to college. federal student aid provides more than 150 billion dollars in grants, loans, and work-study funds... ...to make college possible for anyone with the mind to get there. because if given the chance, minds will do great things. federal student aid. proud sponsor of the american mind. learn more about money for college at studentaid.gov. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning at 4:28. >> cold enough for you? >> a little. >> a little bit. >> colder than yesterday, even. here is our meteo
down to a science. you're the reason we reformulated one a day women's. a complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. energy support for the things that matter. that's one a day women's. over the age of three have gum disease? so give your dog dentastix® as part of their oral care routine. dentastix® treats have a unique texture that's clinically proven to reduce up to 80% of tartar buildup. smile, it's dentastix® time! ♪ minds can achieve...
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. >> the science and the economics as well tells us we've got to reduce carbon pollution and the economics are telling us the exact same thing you think about the state of florida where now the tax payers have to invest in are already investing huge sums of money to begin to adapt to a changing climate. think about the huge bill, the bills that come due every time we have an extreme weather events whether it is a drought or super storm. i would think that utility industry also sees the writing on the wall if they are looking for that certainty and the more aggressive we are on moving away from the carbon intensive energy generation, the better. >> the gentle ease time is expired. this time recognize the gentleman from west virginia mr. mckinley for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman lafleur perhaps you can give me some direction on this. we have a growing problem in west virginia with the production of the various constituents with ngl that we can't use this as only the local market. it has to be shipped. currently a lot of it is just wasted which is a shame and doesn't ben
. >> the science and the economics as well tells us we've got to reduce carbon pollution and the economics are telling us the exact same thing you think about the state of florida where now the tax payers have to invest in are already investing huge sums of money to begin to adapt to a changing climate. think about the huge bill, the bills that come due every time we have an extreme weather events whether it is a drought or super storm. i would think that utility industry also sees the...
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mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are seeking to pursue a bold idea about cancer or diabetes, how do you get funded by the nih? write a grant, put your best ideas in there, we have a rigorous process to identify what the most promising ideas are in the pool and then we make the decision to fund the best grants. we have been able to fund about a third traditionally. because of the deteariation only 15% of them are getting funded. that is a let down for those s missing the cut. they are thinking about giving up or moving to another country. this is a serious problem and wakes me u
mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are...
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it's protruding new coal-fired generation in this country spent the science that tells us we've got to reduce carbon pollution and the economics are telling us the exact same thing. and about the state of florida where now taxpayers will have to invest and are already investing huge sums of money to begin to adapt to a changing climate. think about the huge bills, the bills that come to every time have an extreme weather event, whether it's drought or super storms. and i would think that the utility industry also sees the writing on the wall, they're looking for the certainty and the more aggressive we are moving away from carbon intensive energy generation, the better. thank you very much. ..e gentleman from west virginia mr. mckinley for five minutes. >> chairman lafleur, perhaps you can give me some direction on this. we have a growing problem in west virginia with the various constituents. currently a lot of it has to be shipped. a lot of it is being wasted which is a shame. that doesn't benefit the consumer and doesn't help the environment any. my question is what i am hearing mor
it's protruding new coal-fired generation in this country spent the science that tells us we've got to reduce carbon pollution and the economics are telling us the exact same thing. and about the state of florida where now taxpayers will have to invest and are already investing huge sums of money to begin to adapt to a changing climate. think about the huge bills, the bills that come to every time have an extreme weather event, whether it's drought or super storms. and i would think that the...
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smith, he is the chairman of my committee, science committee, i'm the vice chairman of the science committee, we disagree on this bill, but i will say, this is an important part of the bill h.r. 3309 would eliminate the ability of the court to review what these government officials are doing in their job if they hurt another individual. mr. smith thinks that's important when it comes to the environment. i think it's important for the environment and for protecting our inventors. this principle applies to patent review as it does to environmental regulations. the patent officials say they don't want the judicial review. why is it? they say it is too burdensome, never mind that very few people have such claims, but we're going to eliminate that right and that option because it's inconvenient for our bureaucracy. it's absurd and for that reason alone that bill should be defeated. the legislation going before the house is consistent with a decades' long war. here are a few of the provisions of the bill. t will create more paperwork when an inventor has to file a claim, it increases the paperwork
smith, he is the chairman of my committee, science committee, i'm the vice chairman of the science committee, we disagree on this bill, but i will say, this is an important part of the bill h.r. 3309 would eliminate the ability of the court to review what these government officials are doing in their job if they hurt another individual. mr. smith thinks that's important when it comes to the environment. i think it's important for the environment and for protecting our inventors. this principle...
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let's do some science. let's do some science. ♪ music ] ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. settle a lawsuit. what was it about. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and millions of players in youth and challenge football. and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and and track hits on college and youth players. youth players. let's take a look. let's take a look. . . >>> homecoming in the >>> homecoming in the heartland. heartla
let's do some science. let's do some science. ♪ music ] ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. settle a lawsuit. what was it about. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the...
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the science is there. think if youy start working on adaptation and resilience issues, community by community, with mayors that are being really aggressive on these issues, it not only makes climate, live for people, in a way our lofty destruction of science in china does not make it, for communities across the u.s., and it also brings to light the fact the actions you need to take to address climate can be important step in stones for local economies, for job issues also for water that have been so plaguing us, about the ling infrastructure of where we wastewater, cannot always just support that from a public health funding situation, it needs to be invested in by the private and public sector at every level. there is opportunities for green infrastructure, which we know science is telling us to get away from the big types and keep water local, make your cities more beautiful, that is the best solution to the environment. i want -- i would have given my left arm to make that speech 20 years ago. i now hav
the science is there. think if youy start working on adaptation and resilience issues, community by community, with mayors that are being really aggressive on these issues, it not only makes climate, live for people, in a way our lofty destruction of science in china does not make it, for communities across the u.s., and it also brings to light the fact the actions you need to take to address climate can be important step in stones for local economies, for job issues also for water that have...
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here at home, students showed little improvement over the previous tests, scoring 481 in math, 497 in science and 498 in reading. they failed to make the top 20 list in any subject. today, education secretary, arne duncan called it a sign of educational stagnation. >> the brutal truth, that reality, must serve as a wake-up call against educational complacency. the problem is not that our 15-year-olds are performing worse today than before, the problem is that they are simply not making progress. >> the tests also show that students in several countries that lag behind the u.s. back in 2009 now outperform american students in many key categories. the global exam is given every three years to more than half a million students. >>> sounds like a dream on wheels. it's in production in our area. 261 miles to the gallon. you can fill up once and drive for weeks or longer. northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver gives us a look at the car of the future. >> reporter: we are at volkswagen headquarters for you. look at the xl-1. this is the newest edition. the woman with the keys is telling us
here at home, students showed little improvement over the previous tests, scoring 481 in math, 497 in science and 498 in reading. they failed to make the top 20 list in any subject. today, education secretary, arne duncan called it a sign of educational stagnation. >> the brutal truth, that reality, must serve as a wake-up call against educational complacency. the problem is not that our 15-year-olds are performing worse today than before, the problem is that they are simply not making...
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here's health science reporter carolyn johnson. >> chris walks 5 miles a day just getting around the store in downtown oakland. he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to tiny tracker in his pocket called fit bit. >> changed my life basically. >> it's one of growing number of wearable electronic that has people wiring up to lose weight. >> i went from like a two xl to medium and 40 inches waist to 29 inch waist. >> he started using fit bit about two years ago. >> i hate exercising. with a fashion. walk to go me isn't exercise. >> stores like this best buy have struggled to keep them in stock. >> at one point there was such large demand they were playing in off the shelf. >> 2 san francisco company are leading the pack. they both track the movement during the day and record the sleep pattern at night. they also come with 3 app that help you keep track of the number of calorie you burn and eat. enter in what you ate on the fit bit app or scan a bar code with the jaw bone app. last month this was released flex foyvrments i have gone from 80 mye to 100 in the last two years and p
here's health science reporter carolyn johnson. >> chris walks 5 miles a day just getting around the store in downtown oakland. he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to tiny tracker in his pocket called fit bit. >> changed my life basically. >> it's one of growing number of wearable electronic that has people wiring up to lose weight. >> i went from like a two xl to medium and 40 inches waist to 29 inch waist. >> he started using fit bit about two years...
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she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to competently -- to contemplate. we can take images of the whole like pet scans and mris scanned and ct scans, or the space in between, where the action happens, is out of reach. this is a long-term investment. we should be able to figure those things out. how do you process visual information? how do you lay down a memory and her cheery bit? -- and retrieve it? all of the brain illnesses that we know of, all of the fundamental information that we have of how the brain works is insu
she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try...
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here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around the game store in downtown oakland. he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fit bit. >> changed my life basically it we were. i went from a 2xl to a medium. >> reporter: he started using fit bit about two years ago. >> i hate exercising. with a passion. walking to me isn't exercise. >> reporter: stores like this best buy struggled to keep them in stock. >> one point we had such a large demand they were flying off the she feel. >> reporter: two companies are leading the company. both track your movement and record sleep patterns at night and come with free apps to help you keep track of the calories you burn and eat. enter in what you ate on the app or scan a bar code with the jawbone app. there fl's the flex force. >> from 80 to 200 employees, the products are carried in over 20,000 stores worldwide. >> reporter: the idea evolved from the nintendo wii, the first game to interact with games by moving. >> just really amazing nintendo
here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around the game store in downtown oakland. he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fit bit. >> changed my life basically it we were. i went from a 2xl to a medium. >> reporter: he started using fit bit about two years ago. >> i hate exercising. with a passion. walking to me isn't exercise. >> reporter: stores like...
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students were evacuated from a science lab for a short time. paramedics evaluated several people at the scene. they are hoping $1,000 will help solve a crime. a woman is followed boy a man in northwest d.c. moments after, she was raped and assaulted by that man. a local business owner is putting up $1,000 of his own money to convince anyone who knows something about that noon come for the and tell police. smith is take doing this because he is tired he said of seeing all the unsolved crime in washington including one of his own. last year he was shot in the face while being robbed near the capital. >> it went in ander to this up and came out on the side over here. >> so far police do not have any leads on the assault and the rape. if you recognize the attacker in the video, you are asked to contact mpd before trying to get in touch with smith. >> gunfire resulted in an arrest of man early sunday morningful according to metro transit, two men were arguing on a maryland-bound train. the argument became heated and man instruct other man with it. t
students were evacuated from a science lab for a short time. paramedics evaluated several people at the scene. they are hoping $1,000 will help solve a crime. a woman is followed boy a man in northwest d.c. moments after, she was raped and assaulted by that man. a local business owner is putting up $1,000 of his own money to convince anyone who knows something about that noon come for the and tell police. smith is take doing this because he is tired he said of seeing all the unsolved crime in...
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. >> you are kind of the nsa of science. >> yeah, i guess that's a way of putting it. we are the collection agency for universal radiation. >> why the quiet zone? >> the energy that it normally receives is equivalent to the energy of an by a single snowflake hitting the ground. >> with no white noise on the radio or cell phone use, living in green bank is like traveling back in time. >> your life is a little slower, old-fashioned. >> general store sells everything and if you need to call home, use the payphone. it's a couple of miles down the road. and in case you were wondering, it costs $.50 to make a local call these days. >> and ring they have someone to enforce -- and they have someone to enforce the rules around town. most residents comply, but there is some rebellion. >> someone used to have a wi-fi access point set up and the name of it was "s crewyounraoprivateproperty." >> i live in the city and it drives me crazy. >> i said, listen. and everybody looked around and said, i don't hear nothing. and i said, that's what i like about this. >> greenburg, west virgi
. >> you are kind of the nsa of science. >> yeah, i guess that's a way of putting it. we are the collection agency for universal radiation. >> why the quiet zone? >> the energy that it normally receives is equivalent to the energy of an by a single snowflake hitting the ground. >> with no white noise on the radio or cell phone use, living in green bank is like traveling back in time. >> your life is a little slower, old-fashioned. >> general store sells...
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and really it was probably on the basis of that stomach contents junk science that michael was convicted. >> from the autopsy were vaginal swabs, oral swabs, all of those type of things, fingernail clippings. so we had those tested thinking that will reveal the assailant. and so the results were all coming back negative, negative, negative. >> in february of 2005, we filed our first motion. and we sought dna testing on the swabs from christine's body. we asked for the bloody bandana, found a hundred yards behind the house along what we always believed to be the escape route of the murderer to be n da tested. john bradley was the district attorney when we wanted the tests done. so i called up mr. bradley and i introduced myself. and i tried to explain to him the logic of what we were doing, that we were only seeking the truth. and he said it would muddy the waters, that testing the dna would muddy the waters. and i didn't understand what he meant. i said, mr. bradley, truth clarifies. why oppose it? it makes no sense. but he continued to oppose it. he asked for several extensions in even
and really it was probably on the basis of that stomach contents junk science that michael was convicted. >> from the autopsy were vaginal swabs, oral swabs, all of those type of things, fingernail clippings. so we had those tested thinking that will reveal the assailant. and so the results were all coming back negative, negative, negative. >> in february of 2005, we filed our first motion. and we sought dna testing on the swabs from christine's body. we asked for the bloody...
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here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around his game store in downtown oakland were he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fitbit. >> it changed my life basically. >> it is one of a growing number of wearable electronics that has people wiring up to lose weight weight. >> i went to 2xl to medium and a 40-inch waist to 29-inch waist. >> he started using it two years ago. >> i hate exercising like a passion and walking to me is like exercise. >> stores have struggled to keep them in stock. >> at one point there was such a large demand they were flying off the shelf. >> two are leading the pack. job own and fitbit. both track your movement during the day and record your sleep patterns at night. they come with three apps that keep track of the calories you burn and eat. enter in what you ate on the app or scan a bar code with this app. fitbit released it's newest device last month, flex force. >> i went to 80 employees to 200 employees the past two years. products are carried i
here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around his game store in downtown oakland were he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fitbit. >> it changed my life basically. >> it is one of a growing number of wearable electronics that has people wiring up to lose weight weight. >> i went to 2xl to medium and a 40-inch waist to 29-inch waist. >> he started...
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here is health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around his game store in downtown oakland were he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fitbit. >> it changed my life basically. >> it is one of a growing number of wearable electronics that has people wiring up to lose weight weight. >> i went to 2xl to medium and a smaller waist. >> he started using it two years ago. >> walk to go me is exercise. >> stores have struggled to keep them in stock. >> at one point there was such a large demand they were flying off the shelf. >> two are leading the pack. job own and fit bit. both track your movement during the day and record your sleep patterns at night. they come with three apps that keep track of the calories you burn and eat. you can also scan a better code. fit bit released it's newest device last month, flex force. >> i went to 80 employees to 200 employees the past two years. products are carried in over 20,000 stores worldwide. >> the idea involved from the nintendo wii. the first game
here is health and science reporter carolyn johnson. >> reporter: chris walks five miles a day just getting around his game store in downtown oakland were he knows exactly how many steps he takes thanks to a tiny tracker in his pocket called fitbit. >> it changed my life basically. >> it is one of a growing number of wearable electronics that has people wiring up to lose weight weight. >> i went to 2xl to medium and a smaller waist. >> he started using it two years...
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>> no, no, it was part of the science experiment. >> oh okay. >> rapid lake and foam and stuff. make sure it didn't break. >> you weren't doing it just you know to be mean. that was last week. >> that was last week exactly. all right. we have some very cool video speaking of cool video. it snowed so much in the southwest it filled up the grand canyon. just kidding. that's fog. it doesn't happen too often. fog is a cloud on the ground. made up of water droplets and not vapor and these are really spectacularriccages from the grand -- images from the grand canyon. that's like another planet isn't it? >> it does, it looks majestic. >> very cool. okay live look outside. it is our live michael & son weather cam. very comfortable still. 55 degrees. that's a bargain for this time of night and also for this time of day. oh by the way the sunset -- already set at 4:46 but will:46 is the earliest sunset time we have by december 12th it will start setting later. okay? so -- winds calm. pressure falling a little bit. 30.03. satellite picture and radar combined still have some snow pulling ou
>> no, no, it was part of the science experiment. >> oh okay. >> rapid lake and foam and stuff. make sure it didn't break. >> you weren't doing it just you know to be mean. that was last week. >> that was last week exactly. all right. we have some very cool video speaking of cool video. it snowed so much in the southwest it filled up the grand canyon. just kidding. that's fog. it doesn't happen too often. fog is a cloud on the ground. made up of water droplets and...
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allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women, meet can cas an did a rivera's granddaughter for the first time ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, death in our family and there was birth. marriages and, you know, just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not exonerated. there is that legal battle to fight, jobs to find and lives to rebuild. >> the four say as long as they stick together, they will do all that and more. patty jo castro, san antonio. >>> scientists in sweeden think they have an answer for carrying for citizenship. meet the giraffe it has a charm allows children to follow them. it will is saving the government money by cutting down on the number of caregivers needed. it allows the elderly to be more independent. >> the giraffe is interesting. the photos, that snowstorm there, unreal. >> the game was kind of unreal, too. an unreal perform
allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women, meet can cas an did a rivera's granddaughter for the first time ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, death in our family and there was birth. marriages and, you know, just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but...
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. >> too bad forecasting the weather is an imperfect science. >> our area is such a hard yeah to predict because just a couple of degrees really throws things off. d.c. 34 degrees, almost nothing stuck on the ground. just about ten miles to the west they picked up three or four inches. take a look outside. you can see towards the airport where they officially picked up about a half inch across that area, temperatures just at the airport, a few degrees above freezing today. that's why that snow had a tough time staying at the airport. 37 degrees the current number. temperatures went up to about 38 a little earlier. we'll go down fairly quickly tonight. we will see some wind. 33, rather breezy at 7:00. right now already below freezing in many areas. this is what i'm talking about. 37 in national. gaithersburg at 30 degrees. 33 in dulles and 32 in leesburg. these are the same areas that saw the snow. that's why places to the west always seem to get more snow than off towards the east. temperatures are getting a lot colder as a result of the wind. winds gusting upwards of 20 miles an hour in
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a lot of hands-on projects that traditional math and science teachers don't have time to do. but i do feel this pressure that we want to get the girls involved in engineering and that is why i have this question. >> host: what is the typical response? is there a typical response from girls or young women about your program? >> they just say that they don't want to be an engineer. and if they don't, why would they take engineering. and i do get a few girls in my classes and i find that they are not as enthusiastic about the project. the boys are very enthusiastic and want to one up each other, they are trying to think outside the box and the girls, a lot of times are just trying to get finished and get the grades and get done and i don't see them do anything otherwise. >> host: thank you, can you respond about pay inequality? >> guest: first of all, teachers that are honest with the u.s. everywhere, it is try as he may. it is almost utterly impossible because as many as 20% of the girls could become interested and even then you have to do something different to attract them. t
a lot of hands-on projects that traditional math and science teachers don't have time to do. but i do feel this pressure that we want to get the girls involved in engineering and that is why i have this question. >> host: what is the typical response? is there a typical response from girls or young women about your program? >> they just say that they don't want to be an engineer. and if they don't, why would they take engineering. and i do get a few girls in my classes and i find...
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. >>> closed captioning provided by: [[ m maalele a annnonoununcece, meet selsun science. you're history. seselslsunun b blulue e itch. ggetets s toto t the root off and hydrates the scalp. seselslsunun b blulue itchy . >>> there's a video that was shot back in october of 2011 that is just now going viral . >>> a video that was shot and just know going viral and it is a gem. >> and this is jason mraz, and the beautiful lady there with him is alexandra jaret. >> he is playing one of his popular songs lucky. she is singing the song lucky with him and this all happened in los angeles. > >> alexandra had gone to see jason mrazperform and she was turned away because she was underage and will skewed to wait in the alley way and i hope he comes out and even better than just coming out and saying hello. ended up singing this entire song. and she is incompetence zanily talented. listen to the pipes on this girl. >> >> they sound amazing together. >> r mber i said this video just started going viral. people do have the story behind this particular . >>> remember, i said it started g
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the prices now because they buy most of them and the science and what used to be a very inno vative industry is extremely slow and waiting a decade or more to get vaccines through and it's tragic, this is one of the best, best -- the tort system was a problem too but they passed a law changing that. and that's a very bad sign that these very important medications. >> if we were able to do away with the loopholes and get some things passed in congress and work with the technology that we have and use innovation at its best, where could we be today? >> i have -- i discuss these in more detail in my book, but i have not the slightest doubt they have the technology to beat cancer. this is said many times in the past. now with cancers, they do just quite stunning things, they find out what are the targets on the cancer cells and study them and go after them with two structure based designs, throw a bunch of biochemists at it and design a molecule or monoclone anti-bodies and most recently they've actually begun extracting white blood cells from patients and engineering those right down to target
the prices now because they buy most of them and the science and what used to be a very inno vative industry is extremely slow and waiting a decade or more to get vaccines through and it's tragic, this is one of the best, best -- the tort system was a problem too but they passed a law changing that. and that's a very bad sign that these very important medications. >> if we were able to do away with the loopholes and get some things passed in congress and work with the technology that we...
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is lacking and math and are just average in science and reading. in fact, american students failed to place in the top 20 in any subject. the top scoring teams are and singapore, south korea, japan and hong kong for its education secretary arne duncan says the solution should include higher academic standards, affordable college and retention of top-notch educators. >>mark: today, president obama will start a new push for the health-care.gov website. in an event at the white house he will highlight people he says have been held by his health or care reform law and website. the president also working on possible subsidies to insurance companies to let people keep their existing insurance plans as was originally promised. the government say most of the glitches on these website have now been fixed. and now that to the website is supposed to be running smoother, consumers are reporting mixed success as they try and lock on to the updated health care exchange. >>james: and man was killed in a shark attack while fishing from a kayak in hawaii. it happen
is lacking and math and are just average in science and reading. in fact, american students failed to place in the top 20 in any subject. the top scoring teams are and singapore, south korea, japan and hong kong for its education secretary arne duncan says the solution should include higher academic standards, affordable college and retention of top-notch educators. >>mark: today, president obama will start a new push for the health-care.gov website. in an event at the white house he will...
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the science gives us great reason for optimism. there are currently more than 30 safe and effective antiviral drugs and drug combinations. researchers continue to develop new treatments. what is more, we're making significant progress toward new medications and regimens that are longer lasting and simpler to use. with far fewer side effects. those regular min reduce the amount of hiv in the body. which helps people living with hiv stay healthy and live longer. and we also know from the nih funding research that hiv traps suggestion is drastically reduced when the amount of hiv virus in an infected person is reduced to undetectable leaflets. meanwhile partner agency at the fda has approved new rapid diagnostic test that can be used in a variety of settings to identify hiv infected individuals who might not be tested in traditional health care settings. now as we speak, nih grant ees and scientists are exploring way to treat hiv infection by administrating hiv antibiotic. and they have begun early stage human testing of an antibody t
the science gives us great reason for optimism. there are currently more than 30 safe and effective antiviral drugs and drug combinations. researchers continue to develop new treatments. what is more, we're making significant progress toward new medications and regimens that are longer lasting and simpler to use. with far fewer side effects. those regular min reduce the amount of hiv in the body. which helps people living with hiv stay healthy and live longer. and we also know from the nih...
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i was trained in molecular biology, but i find the science difficult to understand. host: tony is some massachusetts and he is on our independent line. caller: i am calling to agree with professor nestle. we should be labeling foods that are genetically modified. we should be labeling them so that i and many other people can make a choice. the choice i am making is the choice of what food chain to support or what philosophy i want to support. do i want to support a monsanto operation or do i want to see a more diversified source of foods out there? issue and atical philosophical issue. i want to see what the foods are so that i and many other people can make a choice. you.you -- thank for stating you that so eloquently. i also think it is a matter of philosophy. is a food system that has a great deal of diversity in it and i want small farms as well as large fonts. i want to see a lot of locally, organically grown food and much more focus on sustainability. system, and food much more diverse and competition are, a different one, has a much better chance of being sust
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the study appears in the journal of psychological science. dr. cooper lawrence is a psychologist and joins us now with another study to which i go -- >> ow always roll your eyes at studies. >> this one is dumb. i get it. the idea is we have pictures up here, that my staff and i have taken wheel we were oust doing whatever we were doing. the study says if i'm taking pictures, selfie or something, i forget what i was looking at. >> it says your memory isn't as good of that experience. here's how memory works. it's encoding, -- you have to pay attention when the guest talks. >> i also have to listen to the producer, and i thought maybe you'd keep talking like you do, but not today. >> okay. so, three-step process. first encoding, then there's storage, then retrieval. this screws with the encoding process. you look at something, you remember it. this is like, here's the camera. it's like a middle man. so instead of just looking at you and seeing how handsome you are i'm going to look at you through a viewfinder and focus on that and forget your hands
the study appears in the journal of psychological science. dr. cooper lawrence is a psychologist and joins us now with another study to which i go -- >> ow always roll your eyes at studies. >> this one is dumb. i get it. the idea is we have pictures up here, that my staff and i have taken wheel we were oust doing whatever we were doing. the study says if i'm taking pictures, selfie or something, i forget what i was looking at. >> it says your memory isn't as good of that...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> it's 8:00 on the east coast and 5:00 on the west coast. back with us on set, we like bad weather. howard dean and in washington sam stein. we begin with millions of americans waking up to a messy mixture of sleet and freezing rain, making the commute to work this morning very tricky for many in the northeast. let's go to bill with how things are looking right now. >> we continue to watch the freezing rain and in pennsylvania, new jersey, connecticut and upstate new york. a lot of school delays and cancellations. we are doing okay. temperatures have risen in areas like new york. 38 and philadelphia 36. what did come down as snow or freezing rain overnight turned over to rain and that's why the runways and the highways are doing okay. a lot of cold air in chicago. 22 degrees and snow showers. here's the radar and the worst by far is up to the north around boston to providence. not in the cities, but the suburbs. springfield to hartford and new haven northward. a l
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> it's 8:00 on the east coast and 5:00 on the west coast. back with us on set, we like bad weather. howard dean and in washington sam stein. we begin with millions of americans waking up to a messy mixture of sleet and freezing rain, making the commute to work this morning very tricky for many in the northeast. let's go to bill with how things are looking right now. >> we continue to watch the freezing rain and in...
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allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women lemeeting cas an draw's granddaughter for the first time and ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, deaths in our family, and there was births. marriages and, you know just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not exonerated of the there is that led battle to fight, jobs to find and lives to rebuild. the four say as long as they stick together, they will do all of that and more. heidi joe castro, al jazeera, san antonio. >>> hearing from the man behind the largest ponzi scheme in u.s. history bernie madoff, a man responsiblefo from stealing 50. says prison is like summer camp. he spoke out about how he beliefs investors should have known better. he says people asked me all the time, how did i do it? and i refused to tell them and they still invested. things have to make sense to you. you should ask good quest
allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women lemeeting cas an draw's granddaughter for the first time and ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, deaths in our family, and there was births. marriages and, you know just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not...
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according to the journal "science", the water could have been drinkable, not too salty, not too acidic and it could have supported life but the lake most likely dried up three and a half billion years ago. from the planets to the stars. five of the brightest received kennedy center honors last night. singer billy joel, opera star martina arroyo, musician herbie hancock, actress shirley maclaine, and musician carlos santana. garth brooks and a group of vietnam vets brought the audience-- including the president-- to their feet singing joel's "good night saigon." ♪ we all go down together the kennedy center honors will air on cbs as always on december 29. nelson mandela said what he missed most in prison was the sound of the laughter of children. in a moment, the guard who gave mandela a priceless gift. g ] sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. robitussin nighttime. don't suffer the coughequences. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive,y first. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was lo
according to the journal "science", the water could have been drinkable, not too salty, not too acidic and it could have supported life but the lake most likely dried up three and a half billion years ago. from the planets to the stars. five of the brightest received kennedy center honors last night. singer billy joel, opera star martina arroyo, musician herbie hancock, actress shirley maclaine, and musician carlos santana. garth brooks and a group of vietnam vets brought the...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ and you work hard to get to the next level. it feels good when you reach point b, but you're not done. for you, "b" is not the end. capella university will take you further, because our competency-based curriculum gives you skills you can apply immediately, to move your career forward. to your point "c." capella university. start your journey at capella.edu. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ and you work hard to get to...
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. >>> the ability to track officials that would have before been considered science fiction. >> the new nsa documents reported fbi washington post are controversial because they suggest the nsa is collecting location data from cell phones and other wireless devices when not being used. 5 billion records are collected data. it can be used to retrace your movements as well as identify relationships. >> we call it tip off information. these guilt by association, links become potential evidence of a terrorist plot by the fact you're identifying a net work. >> the collection is focused overseas. the records indicate location data is picked up incidentally not intentionally. the documents contrast with the recents hearing where the nsa director suggested the location data was not in use. >> do you believe the nsa needs to collect gps location on american citizens? >> this may be something that's a future requirement for the country but is not right now. >> in a statement the top lawyer for the nation's intelligence chief who oversees says nsa, there is no element of intelligence community tha
. >>> the ability to track officials that would have before been considered science fiction. >> the new nsa documents reported fbi washington post are controversial because they suggest the nsa is collecting location data from cell phones and other wireless devices when not being used. 5 billion records are collected data. it can be used to retrace your movements as well as identify relationships. >> we call it tip off information. these guilt by association, links become...
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she's also a senior fellow for science and international affairs committee member of the policy board. she cofounded the center for the new american security think tank that you all know and she is a member of the aspen strategy group. so, zelikow is a professor of history at the university of virginia and is also the dean leading the graduate school of arts and sciences. >> i'm going to put that on my resume. i like that. soon after they became a trial and appellate lawyer in texas doing for mobile justice and civil rights work. there is so much more here. he was an adviser to secretary of state condoleezza rice. when i first met him, the council of the department of state he's a member of the president's intelligence advisory board and he was for president bush and president obama and he has written a number of books. germany unified. statecraft is a good one. he wrote that with condoleezza rice and most importantly he is a member of the aspen strategy group that he directed from 2,000 to 2003. i will sort by asking michele and fill up a few questions and then i will open up to the
she's also a senior fellow for science and international affairs committee member of the policy board. she cofounded the center for the new american security think tank that you all know and she is a member of the aspen strategy group. so, zelikow is a professor of history at the university of virginia and is also the dean leading the graduate school of arts and sciences. >> i'm going to put that on my resume. i like that. soon after they became a trial and appellate lawyer in texas doing...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> "lose a boss" segment tonight. unemployment's dropped from 7.3% to 7%. good news for the country. in other economic developments, more than 4 million americans have been out of work more than four months, more than 11 million are looking for jobs and wages are stagnant. here to put it in perspective, fox business anchor lou dobbs. so, the jobs situation's getting better? >> absolutely, it is getting better. it's slow, it's incremental. it's barely better than a year ago, but it is better, and we're seeing -- >> is it better because of christmas, though? is that what this november number is? >> no, no. >> people hire for christmas. >> no, because what we're seeing, bill, over the last three years, we are seeing a steady increase, and i'm talking about 5,000 jobs a month, just about, improvement in job creation. >> what kind of jobs are they? >> we're talking now about manufacturing jobs coming back as well as services. >> and why is this happening? >> it's happe
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> "lose a boss" segment tonight. unemployment's dropped from 7.3% to 7%. good news for the country. in other economic developments, more than 4 million americans have been out of work more than four months, more than 11 million are looking for jobs and wages are stagnant. here to put it in perspective, fox business anchor lou dobbs. so, the jobs situation's getting better? >> absolutely, it is...
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the concept of the beneficiary pay is at the heart of the way the transition system operates in the science cost and i'm concerned that under order 1,000, ferc is defining the benefits so broadly into spreading the cost so wisely that the simple action has no meaning anymore. chairwoman lafleur, please explain the idea of the beneficiary pay and what that should mean and keep in mind i don't want my constituents. i know you can't address the merits of the individual complaints filings under the 1,000 but there is a leave of the point i would like to raise with you that i think stands on its own which i hope you will be able to respond. >> thank you congressman. the order 1,000 required to plan cooperatively across the region as the region encompassing pennsylvania already does. and take into account three kinds of benefits. reliability benefits, which can be hard to quantify that are very real, the needing public policy requirements to connect to resources that the states require them to connect which are normally identified by the states such as pennsylvania which is a renewable portfolio
the concept of the beneficiary pay is at the heart of the way the transition system operates in the science cost and i'm concerned that under order 1,000, ferc is defining the benefits so broadly into spreading the cost so wisely that the simple action has no meaning anymore. chairwoman lafleur, please explain the idea of the beneficiary pay and what that should mean and keep in mind i don't want my constituents. i know you can't address the merits of the individual complaints filings under the...
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aboute a little bit learning the mechanics of political science. they had only a little experience. biography, their systematic approach to learning mechanics is interesting. about is theyking wouldn't tell them to the same audiences. she took memory classes so they would be able to remember faces and names. talk about their approach to politics. >> both of the carter's really believed in doing their homework. theould read the book on 1972 campaign to find out what went right, what went wrong, and she would take meticulous notes, and when they ran for reelection in 1979, she pulled out all these notes from the 1976 campaign. she had the names of everybody. theystarted out knowing didn't know how to do this, but and did their homework, they would come home on sunday so they were always on the same page. they would come back and compare notes on sunday. then they would head back with a very powerful combination. i cannot believe the work schedule she had during that campaign. youess growing up on a farm learn how to put in long days, but she was willing to make that ismitment. >> what
aboute a little bit learning the mechanics of political science. they had only a little experience. biography, their systematic approach to learning mechanics is interesting. about is theyking wouldn't tell them to the same audiences. she took memory classes so they would be able to remember faces and names. talk about their approach to politics. >> both of the carter's really believed in doing their homework. theould read the book on 1972 campaign to find out what went right, what went...
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last year she was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. a former director of the leon leavy center for buying agraph in new york. she teaches in the msa programs of the new school glover columbia university school of the arts and has taught sarah lawrence college and union college in new yorkie she was washington irving professor of modern literary. please welcome brenda wineapple and nathaniel philbrick. [applause] >> on my way over here, nathaniel and i talked about how both of these subjects are obviously the most -- among the most notable eras of american history. how could we characterize a comparative deal between your book and brenda's when it comes to intensity, and relevance, where both in the revolution and the civil war. there wasn't very much of a clear future in either era. >> i was thinking about this question when i heard about the great opportunity to be paired with brenda, and my bunker hill begins actually -- begins and ends with john quincy adams. it begins with him at seven years old, standing on a hill with his mother,
last year she was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. a former director of the leon leavy center for buying agraph in new york. she teaches in the msa programs of the new school glover columbia university school of the arts and has taught sarah lawrence college and union college in new yorkie she was washington irving professor of modern literary. please welcome brenda wineapple and nathaniel philbrick. [applause] >> on my way over here, nathaniel and i talked...
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there's so few women in stem careers. >> science, technology, engineering and math. engineers build our entire world. everything is built by engineers. and these things are things that we use every day. and when half of the population is female, the majority of things we used designed by men, we're simply missing the female perspective. >> i love what you're doing. i love the name of the company. i love what you're trying to do. i'm curious with the reaction you're getting, from little girls. >> from little girls, the reaction is amazing. at the end of the day this is what this is all about. they're inspired. they're doing thing. i got a handwritten letter who is 8 and what she loves about it. and she said i want to be an engineer like you. >> what happen, debbie, and how did you resolve it? >> we put out this video, gentlemen just thought we wanted to make engineering cool for kids. and the machines are the epit e epitome. we thought if we made one outside of toys everyone would want to make one in their living oom, and they did. >> what's the reaction from men? >>
there's so few women in stem careers. >> science, technology, engineering and math. engineers build our entire world. everything is built by engineers. and these things are things that we use every day. and when half of the population is female, the majority of things we used designed by men, we're simply missing the female perspective. >> i love what you're doing. i love the name of the company. i love what you're trying to do. i'm curious with the reaction you're getting, from...
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preparing early for retirement and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to "new day." sea world is facing more backlash. the latest act to bow out of an upcoming performance there, martin savidge joins us. >> there's been a growing defection in the music world. ten days ago a canadian rock group bowed out, willie nelson, and now comes heart. the cnn film "black fish" has a lot to do with it. millions tuned in to see the critically acclaimed documentary "blackfish" when it aired on cnn in october. the film has fueled the controversial debate over keeping killer whales in captivity and the dangers they pose to trainers. >> i think they're meant to be in the wild and that's pretty much where they should be. >> i'd rather see them out in like in their natural habitat. >> reporter: petitions on change.org amassed thousands of signatures, calling on sea world to free its killer whales. and pressured several musical groups to pull out of scheduled performances at its orlando theme park, taking notice
preparing early for retirement and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to "new day." sea world is facing more backlash. the latest act to bow out of an upcoming performance there, martin savidge joins us. >> there's been a growing defection in the music world. ten days ago a canadian rock group bowed out, willie nelson, and now comes heart. the cnn film "black...